CoinMeta Data: Bitwise Announces the Launch of Its First US Spot Exchange Trading Product (ETF); Trading Volumes Soared in September, and the Price Approached $5. This ETF Started Trading on September 29th, with direct holding of NEAR and management of the staking component through Bitwise. The price of NEAR was around $1.60-2.00 in August, rising to $4.86 in September, during which time it experienced significant market fluctuations. Bitwise Indicates that the average staking reward for NEAR is about 5%. This ETF Charges a 0.75% sponsorship fee, with the fee for the first $500 million in assets temporarily waived for the first three months.